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Informationen zum Autor Diana Scarisbrick , a noted authority on engraved gems and jewellery of all periods, is a Research Associate of the Beazley Archive in the University of Oxford. Her many publications include Finger Rings: Ancient and Modern (2006) and Rings: Miniature Monuments to Love, Power and Devotion (2014). Claudia Wagner is a Senior Researcher at the Beazley Archive, where she directs the gems databases and research programme, and Senior Research Lecturer at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. She is co-author (with John Boardman) of The Marlborough Gems (2009). Sir John Boardman , FBA, is Emeritus Lincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art in the University of Oxford. His many books include Greek Gems and Finger Rings (2001), The Greeks Overseas (1999), Greek Art (2012), The History of Greek Vases (2006), and The World of Ancient Art (2006). The three authors collectively wrote The Guy Ladriere Collection of Gems and Rings (published by Philip Wilson Publishers in 2015). Klappentext The Beverley Gem Collection at Alnwick Castle is one of the most distinguished in Great Britain still in private hands. It reflects the longstanding interest of the English nobility in both assembling and commissioning gemstones. Vorwort The Beverley Gem Collection at Alnwick Castle is one of the most distinguished in Great Britain still in private hands. It reflects the longstanding interest of the English nobility in both assembling and commissioning gemstones. Zusammenfassung The Beverley Gem Collection at Alnwick Castle is one of the most distinguished in Great Britain still in private hands. It reflects the longstanding interest of the English nobility in both assembling and commissioning gemstones. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceAbbreviations The Beverley GemsThe 1st Duchess' CollectionRecords of Beverley Gems, Casts, Etc. Catalogue of the Gems at Alnwick Castle Cameos With Artists' Names (Ancient and Modern)Groups and Figures Cameo GlassSingle FiguresHeads Animals and Objects Intaglios Signatures with Ancient Names Signatures with Modern Names Etruscan, Etruscanising and ItalicMultifigure Groups Single FiguresHeads and Busts, MaleHeads and Busts, Female Animals and Monsters Masks and Objects Other The Emperor's Necklace Glass Portraits Tassie and Catherine the Great Indexes Index to Previous Collections Index to Artists Index to Subjects List of Inscriptions Pictorial Index ...
